2008 News

165 Prized License Plates Up for Grabs in RMV Annual Lottery

June 16, 2008

(Boston, MA) - Registrar Rachel Kaprielian today officially opened the 2008 Plate Lottery for some of the most coveted license plates in the Commonwealth. This year, applicants will vie for 165 registrations which include P7, R3, U7 and 92Z.
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• Click here for the plate lottery application

RMV and BPD Operation Targets School Transport Vans

Surprise Crackdown Finds Widespread Safety Violations

June 5, 2008

(Boston, MA) - Registry of Motor Vehicle inspectors and Boston Police officers uncovered a disturbing number of safety violations today following a surprise crackdown on 191 school transport vehicles carrying infants and toddlers to Boston day care centers.
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Patrick Administration Installs Registrar Kaprielian

May 30, 2008

(Boston, MA) - Transportation Secretary Bernard Cohen today administered the oath of office to Rachel Kaprielian, a former State Representative who becomes the 17th Registrar to head the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.
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Patrick Administration Launches "Operation Graduation"

Enforcement Sting Delivers Safety Message to Teen Drivers

May 5, 2008

(Boston, MA) - If history holds true, three Massachusetts teenagers will be killed in car crashes before the high school prom and graduation season is over, but not if the Registry of Motor Vehicles and Boston and local police can help it. Today as part of a statewide effort to get teens to drive safer, RMV inspectors teamed with police officers in launching "Operation Graduation", a positive outreach campaign.
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• Click here for a list of participating schools and their reporting results

RMV EARTH DAY NEWS YOU CAN USE

• There are currently 22,353 hybrid vehicles, 711 electric vehicles and 94 smart cars registered in Massachusetts.
• Seven of the 11 vehicles in the RMV's fleet are hybrids or run on alternative fuel (compressed natural gas.)
• 49,371 motorists hold the three charity license plates that have provided $15,912,488.05 in donations to the Environmental Trust Fund since 1995.

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Registrar Helps Deliver Safety Message to Teen Drivers
Graphic State Police Demonstration Shows Why Seat Belts Matter

April 29, 2008

(Taunton, MA)-Registrar of Motor Vehicles Anne L. Collins joined Massachusetts State Police traffic safety officers in a lifelike demonstration of how seat belts can help keep teenage drivers and their passengers safe and sound through the prom and graduation season.
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Automobile Insurance Changes

In Massachusetts, you are required to have automobile insurance to register a vehicle or renew a vehicle registration.  Insurance coverage is confirmed by the presence of an insurance stamp, dates of policy coverage, and the signature of your insurance company’s agent or representative on one of the following forms
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RMV Launches New Customer Conveniences With First Real-Time Web Services

April 17, 2008

(Boston, MA)- Registrar Anne L. Collins today announced that three new services have been added to the RMV website which allows customers to do more business online instead of in line. For the first time, customers can utilize the internet to look-up their registrations, vehicle titles and driver education certificates. The new real-time services are expected to shorten lines at all RMV branches, reduce calls to the telephone service center and improve efficiencies throughout the agency.
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Patrick Administration Announces One-Stop Shopping for Drivers
RMV offers Pike FAST LANE transponders and MBTA CharlieCards

April 3, 2008

(Watertown, MA) - The Patrick Administration today announced a pilot program to make available Massachusetts Turnpike Authority FAST LANE transponders and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority CharlieCards at Registry of Motor Vehicles offices. The pilot program to further increase availability of transponders is one of several steps to cut costs and reform transportation services throughout the state.
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JOL Makes the Grade to Persuade Teens to Drive Safer
First Year of Tougher Law Shows Drop in Deaths and Citations

March 31, 2008

(Boston, MA)- Transportation Secretary Bernard Cohen today released new data which shows the death toll for teen drivers dropped by a third in the year since the Registry of Motor Vehicles implemented the new junior operator law. Violations for risk-taking behavior such as speeding and drag racing are also down. Secretary Cohen and Registrar Anne L. Collins credit the major changes in the law-zero tolerance penalties, mandatory driver training for parents and more hours behind the wheel for getting junior operators to drive safer.
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RMV Joins State and Local Police to Reduce Aggressive and Distracted Driving

March 26, 2008

(Natick, MA)- The Registry of Motor Vehicles teamed up with the Massachusetts State Police and local police today at the Natick District Court to raise awareness about the dangers of aggressive and distracted driving. The event kicked-off the Commonwealth's 2008 "Road Respect" Mobilization, a statewide coordinated effort involving additional directed traffic enforcement and public information that runs through April 16, 2008.
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The RMV Goes "Green" in Milford
Patrick Administration Reopens Larger, Energy-Efficient Branch

March 25, 2008

(Milford, MA) - Registrar of Motor Vehicles Anne L. Collins today joined state and local leaders to officially reopen the RMV branch in Milford, cutting the ribbon on a fully renovated, state-of-the-art location that also boasts several energy conservation upgrades.
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Patrick Administration Opens Newly Refurbished Roslindale RMV

January 22, 2008

(Roslindale, MA)- The Registry of Motor Vehicles welcomed state legislators, Boston city councilors, community leaders - and customers - to the official reopening of the Roslindale RMV Branch, located in the Roslindale Community Center. The building was closed for 18 months as part of a city-sponsored renovation project.
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